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Moody’s Investors Service revised its credit rating outlook last week from negative to stable.

Saying that Long Beach has avoided the fate of Detroit, the Long Beach City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to lift its declaration of a fiscal crisis, after Moody’s Investors Service revised … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 9/4/13

Actor Burt Young, left, who played Paulie in the “Rocky” films, and UFC champ Chris Weidman honored Long Beach residents for their perseverance after Hurricane Sandy at the Long Beach International Film Festival on Aug. 22.

‘The show must go on' in Long Beach

“It ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward; how much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done!” That quote, … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 8/29/13

Long Beach’s $12 million bond measure hits a snag

A little more than a month after state lawmakers passed a bill to allow Long Beach to borrow $12 million to cover costs associated with Hurricane Sandy and an inherited deficit, the city’s … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 7/25/13

Auditors said that for years, that administration enacted budgets that made unrealistic estimates of revenues and expenditures.

State audit confirms Long Beach's fiscal crisis

A multi-year deficit, a depleted reserve fund, large payouts to retirees that the city couldn’t afford, thousands of dollars in cash that is unaccounted for at the beach park, lost or destroyed … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 7/17/13

According to a state audit, the city cannot account for thousands of dollars in cash collected at the beach park.

Audit finds lack of cash controls at Rec Department

The city cannot account for approximately $86,000 in cash receipts at the Recreation Department and thousands of dollars collected at the city’s beach entrances, according to a state audit released … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 7/17/13

State Sen. Dean Skelos said the bill would help Long Beach cover “extraordinary expenses” associated with Sandy.

Senate OKs $12 million bond measure for Long Beach

Two months after the State Assembly overwhelmingly passed legislation that would allow the city to borrow millions of dollars in serial bonds to cover costs associated with Hurricane Sandy — and … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 6/19/13

Red Cross volunteers in a mobile feeding truck traveled through Long Beach in November to serve meals and snacks to people affected by Hurricane Sandy.

Is Red Cross sitting on Sandy aid?

The Long Beach City Council called on the American Red Cross last week to speed up the release of millions of dollars in Hurricane Sandy donations that the charity has collected over the past seven … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 6/5/13

The city released the results of an independent audit of fiscal 2011-12 on May 21, the same night the City Council approved an $83.4 million budget for fiscal 2013-14.

Auditor finds reasons for fiscal crisis

A year after city officials uncovered a projected $10.25 million deficit that led to the declaration of a fiscal crisis, an independent audit released last week shed light on the city’s financial … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 5/29/13

Eight homes in the Canals were destroyed in a fire during Hurricane Sandy.

Army Corps looking into storm protection for the bay

The Army Corps of Engineers has secured federal funding to conduct a comprehensive coastal protection study of the East Coast that includes Reynolds Channel, in what U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 5/16/13

Attorney Francis McQuade, left, and former Assistant Corporation Counsel Ted Hommel at a May 10 press conference in front of City Hall. Hommel said he was fired by the city 48 hours after he announced his campaign for City Court judge.

Former attorney to sue city

A city attorney who was fired 48 hours after he announced his run for Long Beach City Court judge intends to file a $1 million federal civil rights lawsuit against the city. Former Assistant … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 5/14/13

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